John L. Watkins Bio
John L. Watkins is a business litigation and business attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. John is a partner with the Atlanta office of Thompson Hine LLP. Thompson Hine is a national law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.
John represents international and domestic machinery suppliers and distributors in litigation and business matters. John has assisted international clients in starting U.S. operations. He has negotiated and drafted equipment supply contracts for projects from the United States, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He also drafts non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs"), sales terms and conditions, and dispute resolution provisions for international and domestic manufacturers.
John also represents domestic and international companies in litigation matters. He has handled multi-million dollar arbitration cases for machinery suppliers. John is on the Executive Committee of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, an organization that promotes international arbitration, and Atlanta as a convenient and inexpensive venue for international arbitration.
John also focuses on cases involving insurance coverage and large commercial disputes. In the past 10 years, John has handled multi-million dollar insurance coverage and bad faith claims in Georgia and other jurisdictions. Over the years, John has considerable experience in product liability and catastrophic tort claims and many types of contract disputes.
John has been named to the list of Georgia Super Lawyers from 2008 to the present. In 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015, John was one of the top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers based on the nomination, research, and review process. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, John was named to Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, its highest rating, and 10.0 by AVVO, its highest rating.
John is the author of An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney, a book that is a guide for business owners and executives for finding, evaluating, hiring, and working with a business attorney.
John graduated first in his class at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982, where he received an academic scholarship, was a member of the Georgia Law Review Editorial Board, and received numerous academic awards, including the Order of the Coif.
John is also active in the international business community in Atlanta, including with German American Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, and other international business organizations. He is active in the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations. He is a Fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies. John also is a member of the University of Georgia School of Law's Lumpkin Society and the Lawyer’s Club of Atlanta. John served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Bar Association's Construction Section from 2005-2009.
All engagements are done solely through John's firm, Thompson Hine LLP, after a conflict check and only pursuant to a written engagement. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE.
John represents international and domestic machinery suppliers and distributors in litigation and business matters. John has assisted international clients in starting U.S. operations. He has negotiated and drafted equipment supply contracts for projects from the United States, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He also drafts non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs"), sales terms and conditions, and dispute resolution provisions for international and domestic manufacturers.
John also represents domestic and international companies in litigation matters. He has handled multi-million dollar arbitration cases for machinery suppliers. John is on the Executive Committee of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, an organization that promotes international arbitration, and Atlanta as a convenient and inexpensive venue for international arbitration.
John also focuses on cases involving insurance coverage and large commercial disputes. In the past 10 years, John has handled multi-million dollar insurance coverage and bad faith claims in Georgia and other jurisdictions. Over the years, John has considerable experience in product liability and catastrophic tort claims and many types of contract disputes.
John has been named to the list of Georgia Super Lawyers from 2008 to the present. In 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015, John was one of the top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers based on the nomination, research, and review process. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, John was named to Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, its highest rating, and 10.0 by AVVO, its highest rating.
John is the author of An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney, a book that is a guide for business owners and executives for finding, evaluating, hiring, and working with a business attorney.
John graduated first in his class at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982, where he received an academic scholarship, was a member of the Georgia Law Review Editorial Board, and received numerous academic awards, including the Order of the Coif.
John is also active in the international business community in Atlanta, including with German American Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, and other international business organizations. He is active in the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations. He is a Fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies. John also is a member of the University of Georgia School of Law's Lumpkin Society and the Lawyer’s Club of Atlanta. John served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Bar Association's Construction Section from 2005-2009.
All engagements are done solely through John's firm, Thompson Hine LLP, after a conflict check and only pursuant to a written engagement. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE.